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If I Were Mayor winners
Local sixth-graders Peyton Lindsey and Payton Messmer, winners of the annual If I Were Mayor contest take their…
May election: School Board, SHFAD incumbents retain seats
Sean C. Morgan Based on preliminary unofficial results, the write-in incumbents on the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
Arrest made in fatal shooting
Sean C. Morgan Oregon State Police on Sunday arrested the suspect in the shooting death of a Sweet…
Details emerge in Surrey Lane murder case
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson The suspect in last week’s homicide was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, May 28, in…
Storm water fee increase to fund maintenance, future projects
Sean C. Morgan An increase in the city’s storm water drainage fee will help pay for ongoing maintenance…
Local election has lots of write-ins
The two unopposed candidates for School Board were elected to new terms of office in the May 21…
SHFAD looking to find new ways to boost volunteer numbers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District needs volunteer firefighters and more. “Not only in…
New planning commissioner brings construction background to panel
Sean C. Morgan Having enjoyed raising his family in Sweet Home, Jeff Parker intends to give back to…
Washington trip brings long-delayed healing for Vietnam vets
Sarah Brown Jack McCreary, Bill McKechnie and Chuck Christensen had never met until only recently, when the three…
Quick SHFAD response stops mobile home fire
Fire seriously damaged a manufactured home in the Fir View Villa manufactured home park Thursday night, May 23.…
Entrepreneurship game Thursday
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an enterpreneur? Test yourself and a friend in a game…
Council hears from public on city funds transfer plan
Sean C. Morgan During a public hearing last week, several members of the public objected to a proposed…
Update: Police arrest suspect in shooting
Police arrested a suspect Sunday, May 26, in the shooting death of a Sweet Home man. Page Lee…
ODF: Get burning done now, before it’s too late
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Department of Forestry officials say now is the time to finish preparing for fire…
Nine students named to lead June 7 SHHS graduation exercises
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School has announced eight valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of…
‘Shrek’ musical to take stage in renovated SHHS auditorium
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School students will present “Shrek” as a musical play next week. The…
City Council considers up to $4 increase to most utility bills
Sean C. Morgan Depending on how the City Council acts, city utility bills could increase by about $4…
Suspected arson fire closes Walmart for a week
Lebanon police arrested a 49-year-old male in connection to a fire Tuesday, May 14, that closed the Lebanon…
Ex-SH man dies in Salem prison
Former Sweet Home resident Ovid John Teixeira, 55, died May 18 in the custody of the Oregon Department…
SH driver injured in Hwy. 228 crash
A Sweet Home man was injured Monday evening, May 13, when his pickup hit a tree head-on on…